Black, Henry Campbell,  1860-1927. <br/><br/>
Handbook on the construction and interpretation of the laws, with a chapter on the interpretation of judicial decisions and the doctrine of precedents / 
by Henry Campbell Black. 
 - Clark, NJ :  Lawbook Exchange,  2008. 
 - x, 499 p. ;  26 cm. 
<br/><br/> Originally published: St. Paul, Minn., West Pub. Co., 1896. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Nature and office of interpretation -- Construction of constitutions -- General principles of statutory construction -- Statutory construction : presumptions -- Statutory construction : words and phrases -- Intrinsic aids in statutory construction -- Extrinsic aids in statutory construction -- Interpretation with reference to common law -- Retrospective interpretation -- Construction of provisos, exceptions, and saving clauses -- Strict and liberal construction -- Mandatory and directory provisions -- Amendatory and amended acts -- Construction of codes and revised statutes -- Declaratory statutes -- The rule of stare decisis as applied to statutory construction -- Interpretation of judicial decisions and the doctrine of precedents. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781584778851  
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2008003800 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Law--Interpretation and construction.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>348.73